This column originally ran in 2005. My campaign to become a beloved National Treasure has hit a small snag, in that most people seem to hate me. I judge this from the letters I get, such as this one, which was written in Magic Marker across the top of a recent column of mine, and which I quote here verbatim: “You are an idot!!” Read full article > >

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Neg8ting the h8ters

This column originally ran 10 years ago, shortly after 9/11. I ’ve just finished reading, in one single burst, Read full article > >

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After 9/11, bad verse made things better

Gene Weingarten is on vacation. This column originally appeared in 2002. I played golf the other day and finished last in my foursome. I didn’t mind losing to my boss — Tom has been playing a lot longer than I have. I was also okay with losing to a woman — Julieta is a pro golfer. What bothered me a little, though, was losing to Ernie. Read full article > >

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Gene Weingarten: The bogey man

This column is usually about The Big Issues. Health-care reform. The deficit. The debt ceiling. The grand, Ragnarok-level clashes (you were into Norse mythology when you were younger, too, right?) between the two parties. But not today. Today I want to introduce the No-Brainer Awards: a roll call honoring some of the best legislative ideas you won’t see leading the evening news. These thoughtful bills and responsible reforms aren’t polarizing or sweeping, which you’d think would make it easier for them to pass. But for many of them, the absence of partisan passion means they never make it to the front of the congressional agenda. So let’s give them a push. Read full article > >

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A shout-out to the best, but not most popular, ideas in Congress

Gene Weingarten is on vacation. This column originally ran in 2003. A national women’s magazine recently asked me to write a story about cosmetic tooth-care products. Now, two questions might occur to you: (1) Why would a magazine want me to write about cosmetic tooth-care products; and (2), why would a women’s magazine want me to write about anything? Read full article > >

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Gene Weingarten: White like me (It’s the tooth!)

Gene would write the headline … if only he could remember what the column was about.

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Gene Weingarten: That headline we thought of … but can’t remember

A South African columnist apologises for an article criticised as racist against mixed race people after her paper suspends her column.

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SA columnist in ‘racism’ furore

This week’s Solution’s column examines a very important but overlooked and permanent problem of dealing with our nuclear waste, waste that we have manufactured in the past and waste we may make in the future if the push for more US nuclear plants is successful. The author of this column, Greg Williams, served as a research associate for the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), an independent nonprofit that investigates and exposes corruption and other misconduct in order to achieve a more effective, accountable, open and ethical federal government. read more

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Solution: Cut Costs of Radioactive Waste Stabilization Programs Through Competition

This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on December 1, 2010. read more

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